Heal, Felicity; Holmes, Clive

About the Author

Felicity Heal and Clive Holmes are distinguished historians whose collaborative scholarship has profoundly shaped our understanding of early modern British society. With expertise in social and economic history, they meticulously explore the lives of the gentry class during a transformative era. Their joint work, The Gentry in England and Wales, 1500-1700, stands as a seminal text, drawing on extensive archival research to illuminate the political, cultural, and familial dynamics of this influential group. Heal, a fellow of the British Academy, has also contributed to studies on hospitality and family structures, while Holmes specializes in constitutional history and the English Civil War. Together, their rigorous, evidence-based approach continues to influence academic discourse on Tudor and Stuart England.